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1st Floor, Block 2, 5 Woodlands Drive Office Park
Woodlands Drive, Woodmead
Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 (11) 656 3237
CURRICULUM VITAE OF KHOMOTJO REUBEN MAROGA
Profession : Environmental Consultant
Specialisation: Environmental Impact Assessments, Basic Assessments, Site Visits, Compilation of
Environmental Management Programmes and Liaison with authorities
Work Experience: 3 years of experience in the environmental management field
VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Khomotjo Reuben Maroga has three years of experience in the environmental field. He has worked on a
mining infrastructure project in compiling environmental control officer’s reports and conducting air and
groundwater monitoring using the DustTrak DRX Aerosol Monitor and a Bailer as apparatuses. Additionally,
he has aided Eco-Elementum & Engineering on WUL applications and EIAs.
SKILLS BASE AND CORE COMPETENCIES
• Compilation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports
• Undertaking Water Use Authorisations
• ECO Report Writing
• Project Management
• Environmental Monitoring
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Degrees:
• B.Sc. (Hons) Geology, University of Johannesburg, 2016
• B.Sc. Geology and Environmental Management, University of Johannesburg, 2015
Courses:
• Business Communication, ProEarth Learning Academy (Pty) in Middelburg (2018)
• Describe the functions of a Health and Safety representative, Elite Training (Pty) Ltd in Middelburg
(2017)
• Basic Fire Fighting, Elite Training (Pty) Ltd in Middelburg (2017)
• Combined OSHAS 18001: 2007 and ISO 14001: 2015 Introduction, NOSA in eMalahleni (2017)
• Combined OSHAS 18001: 2007 and ISO 14001: 2015 Implementation (2017), NOSA in eMalahleni
(2017)
• Emotional Intelligence, LearnMe (Pty) Ltd in Middelburg (2017)
Date Company Roles and Responsibilities
October 2018 - current Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Environmental Consultant
Tasks include: Applying applicable legislation,
research of related environmental policy
documentation required for EIAs, efficient and
quality report writing, liaison with relevant
environmental authorities, site visits, compilation
of application forms, environmental
management programmes (EMPrs) and public
participation include documentation. Other
related tasks include undertaking water use
license applications, environmental auditing
(Environmental Control Officer – ECO work) and
any other related authorisation, permitting and
licensing tasks (on an as and when required
basis).
September 2016 -
October 2018
Yoctolux Collieries (Pty) Ltd Environmental Management Intern
Tasks included: Drafting monthly ECO reports,
conducting monthly environmental monitoring,
providing assistance on WULAs and EIAs to Eco-
Elementum & Engineering (Pty) Ltd and providing
oversight on IAPs eradication and management
programme.
January – September
2016
University of Johannesburg
Auckland Park, Kingsway Campus
Second-year Practical Demonstrator
Tasks included: Marking of practical’s, attending
to any ad-hoc administrative duties and liaising
with designated lecturers.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
BASIC ASSESSMENTS
Wastewater Treatment Project
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Kriel Power Station Lime Plant Upgrade, Kriel,
Mpumalanga
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
Khuliso Rasimphi : 017 615 2634
Junior EAP
Matla Power Station Reverse Osmosis Plant,
Mpumalanga
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
Refilwe Mokobodi, 017 612
6263 / 072 997 8780
EAP
EMPLOYMENT
Renewable Energy
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Basic Assessment Process for Sirius 2x 100MW Solar
Photovoltaic facilities, Upington, Northern Cape
SOLA Future Energy (Pty) Ltd
Tseliso Mahao: 076 067 8221
Sebastian Hirschmann:
021 421 9764 / 072 013 0806
EAP
Basic Assessment Process for Aggeneys 2x 100MW
Solar Photovoltaic facilities and associated grid
connection infrastructure, Aggeneys, Northern
Cape.
Atlantic Energy Partners (Pty)
Ltd and ABO Wind Aggeneys
PV 1 and 2 (Pty) Ltd
Sonia Miszczak: 021 418 2596
Junior EAP
Basic Assessment Process for Khunab 4x 75MW Solar
Photovoltaic facilities near Upington, Northern
Cape.
Atlantic Energy Partners (Pty)
Ltd and Abengoa South
Africa
Peter Smith: 021 418 2596
EAP
Infrastructure Development
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Basic Assessment Process for the Wilmar Vegetable
Oil Pipeline, Richards Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Wilmar Processing (Pty) Ltd
Aidan Dowdle: 082 872 3628
Gerard te Nuyl: 082 888 9421
Junior EAP
Waste Management
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Decommissioning of the Asbestos landfill at the Kriel
Power Station, Mpumalanga.
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
Khuliso Rasimphi: 017 615 2634
EAP
PART 1 AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS
Renewable Energy
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
20MW Konkoonsies Solar Photovoltaic facility,
Pofadder, Northern Cape.
Biotherm Energy (Pty) Ltd
Sandhisha Nairan: 011 367
4600
Junior EAP
10MW Aries Solar PV Photovoltaic facility, near
Kenhardt, Northern Cape.
Biotherm Energy (Pty) Ltd
Sandhisha Nairan: 011 367
4600
Junior EAP
27MW Klipheuwel/Dassiefontein Wind Energy facility
near Calendon, Western Cape.
Biotherm Energy (Pty) Ltd
Sandhisha Nairan: 011 367
4600
Junior EAP
Matzikama Solar PV Photovoltaic facility, near
Vredendal, Western Cape.
SolaireDirect (Pty) Ltd
Reggie Niemand: 082 674
1233
EAP
Grootspruit Solar PV Photovoltaic facility, near
Welkom, Free State.
SolaireDirect (Pty) Ltd
Reggie Niemand: 082 674
1233
EAP
Reddersburg Solar PV Photovoltaic facility, near
Reddersburg, Free State.
SolaireDirect (Pty) Ltd EAP
Reggie Niemand: 082 674
1233
Graspan Solar PV Photovoltaic facility, near
Hopetown, Northern Cape
SolaireDirect (Pty) Ltd
Reggie Niemand: 082 674
1233
EAP
Genoegsaam Solar PV Photovoltaic facility in the
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
SolaireDirect (Pty) Ltd
Reggie Niemand: 082 674
1233
EAP
Loeriesfontein 4 x 22kV Transmission Lines,
Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape
BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd
Sandhisha Narain
011 367 4601 / 060 966 9234
EAP
Alldays Phase 2 CPV/PV, near Alldays, Limpopo
Province
BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd
Sandhisha Narain
011 367 4601 / 060 966 9234
EAP
Kenhardt 132kV Power Line, near Kenhardt, Northern
Cape Province
BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd
Sandhisha Narain
011 367 4601 / 060 966 9234
EAP
Grootspruit PV 10MW Solar Facility, near Welkom,
Free State Province.
SolaireDirect (Pty) Ltd
Reggie Niemand: 082 674
1233
EAP
SECTION 53 APPLICATIONS
Renewable Energy
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Section 53 applications for the Veld PV North and PV
South, Northern Cape.
Veld Renewables (Pty) Ltd
Jason Cope: 021 020 1044/
082 598 1123
EAP
WATER USE AUTHORISATION APPLICATIONS
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
General Authorisation for the Wilmar Vegetable Oil
Pipeline, Richards Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Wilmar Processing (Pty) Ltd
Aidan Dowdle: 082 872 3628
Gerard te Nuyl: 082 888 9421
Junior EAP
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Compiling a water use licence report for an
underground coal mining development (Tala
Bethal Coal) in Hendrina, Mpumalanga.
Diepsoils Investments (Pty) Ltd Assistant
1st Floor, Block 2, 5 Woodlands Drive Office Park
Woodlands Drive, Woodmead Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 (11) 656 3237
CURRICULUM VITAE OF GIDEON RAATH
Profession : Environmental and Permitting Consultant
Specialisation: Environmental Impact Assessments, Water Use Licencing, Waste Licencing, Environmental
Compliance Officer, Ecological Specialist, Wetland Specialist, GIS, MPRDA permitting
Work Experience: 4.5 years’ experience in environmental management, National Water Act, Mineral and
Petroleum Resources Development Act, ECO and compliance auditing, wetland and
ecological specialist reporting
VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gideon holds an MSc (Geography and Environmental Management; SU), a BSc Honours (Ecology and Environmental
Studies - Cum laude; Wits) and a BSc (Geography and Environmental Management; UJ). His MSc thesis focused on the
hydrological impact on the spatial distribution of invasive Eucalyptus trees along the Breede River, while his honours thesis
evaluated ethnobotanical relationships around the Rio Tinto copper mine in Phalaborwa. Most recently he has worked
as an Environmental Consultant at EOH Coastal and Environmental Services (EOH CES), conducting environmental
authorisations applications (NWA, NEMA, MPRDA), Public Participation Processes, GIS specialisation as well as Ecological
and Wetland specialist studies. Previously, Gideon worked as the Monitoring & Evaluation Project Manager for the City
of Cape Town's invasive species unit (Environmental Resources Management Department).
Gideon’s GIS background includes the management of the City of Cape Town invasive species GIS database, involving
the storage, management, recall and quality control off all sightings, clearance visits and known infestations. Further
experience include mapping for various consulting projects, boundary verification through ground-truthing and the
spatial mapping and delineation component of this MSc research. Gideon has further attended public participation
workshops, and has been involved with IAP identification, translation, public meetings and engagement for a variety of
projects, mainly within the Afrikaans speaking Northern Cape. Gideon is interested in invasion ecology, treatment of
groundwater pollution through phytoremediation, botanical and wetland specialist studies, GIS application for ecology
and environmental management, and the EIA processes in general.
SKILLS BASE AND CORE COMPETENCIES
• Environmental Management
• GIS data manipulation, storage, management and mapping
• EIA Impact Assessments and Basic Assessment
• Environmental Management Programmes
• Environmental Compliance Monitoring
• Mining Rights, Mining Permits, Prospecting Rights (and renewal) applications (MPRDA & NEMA)
• Public and Stakeholder Engagement (NEMA)
• Ecological/Botanical Specialist Studies
• Wetland Delineation, Functional and Impact Assessment studies
• Water Use Licence Applications (NWA)
• General Authorisations (NWA)
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Degrees:
• M.Sc. Geography and Environmental Science (2014), Stellenbosch University (2014)
• B.Sc. (Hons) Ecology, Environment and Conservation (Cum Laude), University of the Witwatersrand (2011)
• B.Sc. Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Johannesburg (2010)
Short Courses:
• GroundTruth SASS5 competency course, GroundTruth Aquatic Consulting (2017)
• DWS 21C&I GA training workshop, Department of Water and Sanitation (2016)
• IAIAsa Public Participation Process Workshop, IAIA South Africa (2016)
• EIA Theory and application, EOH Coastal and Environmental Services (2015)
• Water Safety Training, City of Cape Town Environmental Resources Department (2014)
• Herbicide safety and application for weed control, City of Cape Town Environmental Resources Department
(2014)
• Snake awareness training, City of Cape Town Environmental Resources Department (2014)
• Habitable Planet Workshop, Applied Centre for Climate & Earth Systems Science, Cape Town (2011)
Professional Society Affiliations:
• Golden Key International Honour Society – University of the Witwatersrand Chapter
• South African Council for Scientific Natural Professionals (SACNASP): Certified Natural Scientist – Pr.Sci.Nat.
(Membership No.: 117178)
• IAIAsa (Membership No.: 3619)
Other Relevant Skills:
• GPS use, spatial data capturing and ground truthing
EMPLOYMENT
Date Company Roles and Responsibilities
October 2018 - Current: Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Environmental and Permitting Consultant
Tasks include: Undertaking environmental impact
assessments, basic assessments, environmental
management programmes (EMPrs),
environmental amendments, water use license
applications, general authorisations, wetland
assessments, botanical/ecological assessments,
mining rights and permit applications, prospecting
rights applications, environmental compliance
officer audits and reporting, Ensuring
environmental compliance on permitting
processes, client liaison and relationship
management.
Date Company Roles and Responsibilities
February 2015 –
September 2018
EOH Coastal and Environmental
Services (Pty) Ltd
Senior Environmental Consultant
Tasks included: Undertaking environmental
impact assessments, basic assessments,
environmental management programmes
(EMPrs), environmental amendments, water use
license applications, general authorisations,
wetland assessments, botanical/ecological
assessments, mining rights and permit
applications, prospecting rights applications,
environmental compliance officer audits and
reporting, Ensuring environmental compliance on
permitting processes, client liaison and
relationship management, public participation
processes for environmental authorisations.
March 2014 – February
2015
Invasive Species Unit (ISU),
Environmental Resources
Management Department (ERMD),
City of Cape Town
Professional Officer
Tasks included: Managed the Monitoring &
Evaluation project portfolio, entailing the
establishment of an invasive species monitoring &
evaluation system for the ISU, as well as GIS
database management, quality assurance and
reporting thereof. Position required managing a
small staff compliment (dealing directly with GIS
database management), managing time and
budgets for the monitoring division, conducting
monitoring trials and research, writing species
management plans as well as handling the GIS
database, quality control, verification and
integrity for the ISU.
January 2012 – March
2014
University of Stellenbosch Departmental Assistant
Tasks included: Technical editing of academic
reports.
Formatting of PhD and MSc reports on a weekly
basis, with short turnaround time and good quality
feedback.
January 2011 – January
2012
University of the Witwatersrand Departmental Assistant
Tasks included: Responsible for practical tutorials
and marking of 1st year medical students.
Included zoology and botany.
January 2006 –
November 2010 (part
time)
Codeon Networking CC Co-founder and web developer
Tasks included: Small business owner, responsible
for all facets of the business. Self-taught HTML, CSS,
PHP and MySQL. Won and produced two medium
enterprise websites serving the gaming
community. Websites required user profiles &
permissions, CMS system and automated
payment options as functionality. Development
Date Company Roles and Responsibilities
and maintenance of a user database and
account management system.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Project experience includes project management, EIA, BA and EMPr documentation development, integrated water
use license applications, general authorisations, specialist botanical and ecological impact assessments, specialist
wetland delineation and impact assessments, GIS applications and mapping, compliance auditing and monitoring,
vegetation rehabilitation and monitoring plans, integrated waste management plans and waste licencing, mining right
& permits, as well as prospecting rights applications.
Industry experience includes the waste sector (IWMP’s and waste licencing), road and rail infrastructure (BAR, S&EIR,
WUL/GA, Waste Licence), ports and harbours (management plans), private sector clients across varying industries
(various permits), mining sector (BAR, S&EIR, mining permits and rights, prospecting rights), conservation sector
(biodiversity plans), renewable energy industry (BAR, S&EIR) as well as the gas and oil industry (biodiversity reports).
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Enel Paleisheuwel Solar compliance auditing,
Paleisheuwel, Northern Cape
Enel Green Power RSA (EGP
RSA)
Environmental consultant
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
G7 Brandvalley S&EIR, Matjiesfontein, Northern Cape G7 Renewable Energy (Pty)
Ltd
Environmental consultant
G7 Rietkloof S&EIR, Matjiesfontein, Northern Cape G7 Renewable Energy (Pty)
Ltd
Environmental consultant
Basic Assessments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
G7 Renewable Energy 132kV BAR & EMPr,
Matjiesfontein, Northern Cape
G7 Renewable Energy (Pty)
Ltd
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Compliance Advice and ESAP reporting
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Biotherm Energy Golden Valley Wind Energy Facility
ESAP, Bedford, Eastern Cape
Biotherm Energy Pty Ltd Environmental consultant
Amendments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Mosselbay Energy EA Amendment, Mosselbay,
Western Cape
Mosselbay Energy IPP (Pty)
Ltd
Environmental consultant
GAS PROJECTS
Screening Studies
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
iGas integrated biodiversity screening, Saldanha,
Western Cape
Central Energy Fund - iGas
(subsidiary)
Environmental consultant,
Faunal specialist (assistant)
MINING SECTOR PROJECTS
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Triton Minerals Limited Ancuabe and Nicanda Hills
EPDA, Ancuabe, Cabo Del Gado Province,
Mozambique
Triton Minerals Ltd Environmental consultant
Ancuabe graphite mine Environmental and Social
Impact Assessment (ESIA), Cabo Del Gado Province,
Mozambique
Grafex Limitada Mozambique Environmental consultant
Basic Assessments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
SANRAL material sourcing BAR (DMR), Hendrina,
Mpumalanga Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Leo
consulting engineers
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
SANRAL Bierspruit R510 Borrow Pit authorisation,
Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Royal
HaskoningDHV South Africa
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Ecological specialist, Public
Participation
Almenar tin prospecting BAR, Carnarvon, Northern
Cape
Almenar Property Investments
(Pty) Ltd
Environmental consultant
Rehabilitation Studies
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Ancuabe baseline vegetation monitoring
assessment and programme, Ancuabe, Cabo Del
Gado Province, Mozambique
Grafex Limitada Mozambique Botanical specialist
Prospecting pit rehabilitation programme, Ancuabe,
Cabo Del Gado Province, Mozambique
Grafex Limitada Mozambique Botanical specialist,
Environmental consultant
Mayfield Quarry rehabilitation plan, Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape
Mayfield Quarry Environmental consultant
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Construction monitoring and DMR environmental
authorisation, Hendrina, Mpumalanga Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Leo
consulting engineers
Project Manager, ECO,
SANRAL Caledon N2 Section 3 road upgrade ECO
Audits and Reporting, Caledon, Western Cape
Province
JG Afrika Engineering Project Manager, ECO
Environmental Permitting, S53, Water Use Licence (WUL), Waste Management Licence (WML) & Other Applications
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
VMC Mining permit renewal application, Rust De
Winter, Gauteng
Vergenoeg Mining Company
(Pty) Ltd
Environmental consultant
Zirco Resources Kamiesberg heavy mineral sand
mine water use licence, Kamiesberg, Northern Cape
Zirco Roode Heuwel (Pty) Ltd Environmental consultant
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (BRIDGES, PIPELINES, ROADS, WATER RESOURCES, STORAGE, ETC)
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
S&EIR authorisation for the SANRAL Zandkraal-
Windburg N1 road upgrade, Windburg, Free State
Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & SMEC
Consulting Engineers
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Thabazimbi Local Municipality Integrated Waste
Management Plan, Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province
Thabazimbi Local
Municipality & Anglo
American Plc
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Basic Assessments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
SANRAL Masekwaspoort N1 Road Upgrade BA, Louis
Trichardt, Limpopo Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Knight
Piésold Consulting
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
SANRAL Polokwane N1 Ring Road Upgrade Basic
Assessment, Polokwane, Limpopo Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & KBK
Engineers
Environmental consultant
Boshoek Loop Rail Upgrade BAR, Rustenburg, North-
West Province
Transnet SOC Ltd Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Wetland specialist, Public
Participation
Heysterkrand Loop Rail Upgrade BAR, Rustenburg,
North-West Province
Transnet SOC Ltd Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
SANRAL Bierspruit R510 road upgrade Basic
Assessment, Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Royal
HaskoningDHV South Africa
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Ecological specialist, Public
Participation
Barberton IAPS Waste Water Treatment Works
development BAR, Barberton, Mpumalanga
Province
Umjindi Local Municipality
and Rhodes University
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
SANRAL Caledon N2 Section 3 road upgrade project
Basic Assessment, Caledon, Western Cape Province
JG Afrika Engineering Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Ecological specialist, ECO
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Construction Monitoring and DMR environmental
authorisation, Hendrina, Mpumalanga Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Leo
consulting engineers
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
ECO
Environmental Permitting, S53, Water Use Licence (WUL), Waste Management Licence (WML) & Other Applications
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Water use licence for the SANRAL Zandkraal-
Windburg N1 road upgrade and quarrying,
Windburg, Free State Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & SMEC
Consulting Engineers
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
SANRAL Masekwaspoort N1 road upgrade water use
licence application, Louis Trichardt, Limpopo
Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Knight
Piésold Consulting
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Boshoek Loop Rail Upgrade water use licence
application, Rustenburg, North-West Province
Transnet SOC Ltd Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Wetland specialist, Public
Participation
SANRAL Bierspruit R510 road water use licence,
Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Royal
HaskoningDHV South Africa
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Ecological specialist, Public
Participation
Barberton IAPS Waste Water Treatment Works water
use licence and SASS 5 assessment, Barberton,
Mpumalanga Province
Umjindi Local Municipality
and Rhodes University
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Aquatic specialist, Public
Participation
SANRAL Caledon N2 Section 3 road upgrade water
use licence and specialist reports, Caledon, Western
Cape Province
JG Afrika Engineering Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Ecological specialist, Public
Participation
HOUSING AND URBAN PROJECTS
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Scoping and EIR authorisation, Water Use Licence,
for the Ganspan tourism facility development, Jan
Kempdorp, Northern Cape
Frances Baard Local
Municipality
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Basic Assessments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Basic Assessment for the office complex
development within the Pretoria National Botanical
Gardens, Pretoria, Gauteng
South African National
Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation, ECO
Corner Berg and Drooge Street township
development BAR, Zeerust, North-West Province
Ramotshere Moiloa Local
Municipality
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Corner Kort and Bree Street township development
BAR, Zeerust, North-West Province
Ramotshere Moiloa Local
Municipality
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Hope Village township development BAR,
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Door of Hope Charity
Organisation
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
ACSA Jones Road Filling Station Basic Assessment,
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Airports Company South
Africa SOC Ltd
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Screening Studies
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Kibler Park Church Development ecological
assessment, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Riverside Community Church Project Manager,
Ecological specialist
DEA Quoin Point dune specialist assessments,
Gansbaai, Western Cape
Department of Environmental
Affairs (national)
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Transnet Depot and Siding compliance auditing
programme, Johannesburg, Gauteng & Rustenburg,
North-West Province
Transnet SOC Ltd ECO
Environmental compliance monitoring for the office
complex development within the Pretoria National
Botanical Gardens, Pretoria, Gauteng
South African National
Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation, ECO
Environmental Permitting, S53, Water Use Licence (WUL), Waste Management Licence (WML) & Other Applications
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Atmospheric Emissions Licence, Section 24G for the
ER Galvanizing plant and operations, Johannesburg,
Gauteng
ER Galvanizers Pty Ltd Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
City of Johannesburg nature reserve proclamation
(Phase II), Johannesburg, Gauteng
City of Johannesburg SOC
Ltd
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation,
Botanical specialist
Hope Village township development water use
licence, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Door of Hope Charity
Organisation
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Diamond Park Township Development Section 24G,
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Public Participation
Boschendal Wine Estate hydro-electric power station
Water Use Licence and S24G application,
Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Boschendal Wine Estate Environmental consultant
City of Johannesburg nature reserve proclamation
boundary verification (Phase I), Johannesburg,
Gauteng
City of Johannesburg SOC
Ltd
Environmental consultant
PRDW Cape Town harbour breakwater rehabilitation
EMPr, Cape Town, Western Cape
PRDW Engineering Project Manager,
Environmental consultant
PRDW Bushman's Estuary dune encroachment
project management, Kenton-on-sea, Eastern Cape
PRDW Engineering Environmental consultant
Corner Berg and Drooge Street township
development water use licence application,
Zeerust, North-West Province
Ramotshere Moiloa Local
Municipality
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant
Corner Kort and Bree Street township development
water use licence, Zeerust, North-West Province
Ramotshere Moiloa Local
Municipality
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant
Bloekombos (Kraaifontein) hospital water use
licence application, Cape Town, Western Cape
Western Cape Provincial
Government (PGWC)
Project Manager,
Environmental consultant,
Botanical specialist,
Wetland specialist
SPECIALIST STUDIES
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Boshoek Loop Rail Upgrade BAR and Water Use
Licence, Rustenburg, North-West Province
Transnet SOC Ltd Wetland specialist
City of Johannesburg nature reserve proclamation
(Phase II), Johannesburg, Gauteng
City of Johannesburg SOC
Ltd
Botanical specialist
SANRAL Bierspruit R510 road upgrade Water Use
Licence, Basic Assessment, Thabazimbi, Limpopo
Province
SANRAL SOC Ltd & Royal
HaskoningDHV South Africa
Ecological specialist
Kibler Park Church Development Ecological
Assessment, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Riverside Community Church Ecological specialist
Barberton IAPS Waste Water Treatment Works
development BAR, water use licence and SASS 5
assessment, Barberton, Mpumalanga Province
Umjindi Local Municipality
and Rhodes University
Aquatic specialist
Wijnberg Trust Dam 2 expansion Aquatic Impact
Assessment
Wijnberg Trust Aquatic specialist
SANRAL Caledon N2 Section 3 road upgrade project
Basic Assessment, Water Use Licence and Specialist
reports, Caledon, Western Cape Province
JG Afrika Engineering Ecological specialist
City of Johannesburg nature reserve proclamation
boundary verification (Phase I), Johannesburg,
Gauteng
City of Johannesburg SOC
Ltd
GIS specialist
iGas integrated biodiversity screening, Saldanha,
Western Cape
Central Energy Fund - iGas
(subsidiary)
Faunal specialist (assistant)
Bloekombos (Kraaifontein) botanical baseline and
impact assessment, Cape Town, Western Cape
Western Cape Provincial
Government (PGWC)
Wetland specialist
Botanical specialist
1st Floor, Block 2, 5 Woodlands Drive Office Park
Woodlands Drive, Woodmead
Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 (11) 656 3237
CURRICULUM VITAE OF JO-ANNE THOMAS
Profession: Environmental Management and Compliance Consultant; Environmental Assessment
Practitioner
Specialisation: Environmental Management; Strategic environmental advice; Environmental compliance
advice & monitoring; Environmental Impact Assessments; Policy, strategy & guideline
formulation; Project Management; General Ecology
Work experience: Twenty one (21) years in the environmental field
VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Provide technical input for projects in the environmental management field, specialising in Strategic Environmental
Advice, Environmental Impact Assessment studies, environmental auditing and monitoring, environmental permitting,
public participation, Environmental Management Plans and Programmes, environmental policy, strategy and guideline
formulation, and integrated environmental management. Key focus on integration of the specialist environmental
studies and findings into larger engineering-based projects, strategic assessment, and providing practical and
achievable environmental management solutions and mitigation measures. Responsibilities for environmental studies
include project management (including client and authority liaison and management of specialist teams); review and
manipulation of data; identification and assessment of potential negative environmental impacts and benefits; review
of specialist studies; and the identification of mitigation measures. Compilation of the reports for environmental studies
is in accordance with all relevant environmental legislation.
Undertaking of numerous environmental management studies has resulted in a good working knowledge of
environmental legislation and policy requirements. Recent projects have been undertaken for both the public- and
private-sector, including compliance advice and monitoring, electricity generation and transmission projects, various
types of linear developments (such as National Road, local roads and power lines), waste management projects
(landfills), mining rights and permits, policy, strategy and guideline development, as well as general environmental
planning, development and management.
SKILLS BASE AND CORE COMPETENCIES
• Project management for a range of projects
• Identification and assessment of potential negative environmental impacts and benefits through the review and
manipulation of data and specialist studies
• Identification of practical and achievable mitigation and management measures and the development of
appropriate management plans
• Compilation of environmental reports in accordance with relevant environmental legislative requirements
• External and peer review of environmental reports & compliance advice and monitoring
• Formulation of environmental policies, strategies and guidelines
• Strategic and regional assessments; pre-feasibility & site selection
• Public participation processes for a variety of projects
• Strategic environmental advice to a wide variety of clients both in the public and private sectors
• Working knowledge of environmental planning processes, policies, regulatory frameworks and legislation
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Degrees:
• B.Sc Earth Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1993)
• B.Sc Honours in Botany, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1994)
• M.Sc in Botany, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1996)
Short Courses:
• Environmental Impact Assessment, Potchefstroom University (1998)
• Environmental Law, Morgan University (2001)
• Environmental Legislation, IMBEWU (2017)
• Mining Legislation, Cameron Cross & Associates (2013)
• Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM), International Finance Corporation (2018)
Professional Society Affiliations:
• Registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions as a Professional Natural Scientist:
Environmental Scientist (400024/00)
• Registered with the International Associated for Impact Assessment South Africa (IAIAsa): 5601
• Member of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA)
EMPLOYMENT
Date Company Roles and Responsibilities
2006 - Current Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Director
Project manager
Independent specialist environmental consultant,
Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) and
advisor.
1997 – 2005 Bohlweki Environmental (Pty) Ltd Senior Environmental Scientist at. Environmental
Management and Project Management
January – July 1997 Sutherland High School, Pretoria Junior Science Teacher
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Project experience includes large infrastructure projects, providing technical input for projects in the environmental
management field, specialising in Strategic Environmental Advice, Environmental Impact Assessment studies,
environmental permitting, Public Participation, Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) and Programmes (EMPrs),
environmental policy, strategy and guideline formulation, and integrated environmental management; with a key focus
on strategic assessment, and providing practical and achievable environmental management solutions and mitigation
measures.
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO and bi-monthly auditing for the construction of
the Adams Solar PV Project Two South of Hotazel,
Northern Cape
Enel Green Power Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Kathu PV Facility,
Northern Cape
REISA Project Manager
ECO and bi-monthly auditing for the construction of
the Pulida PV Facility, Free State
Enel Green Power Project Manager
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the construction of the RustMo1 SEF, North
West
Momentous Energy Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Sishen SEF, Northern
Cape
Windfall 59 Properties Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Upington Airport PV
Facility, Northern Cape
Sublanary Trading Project Manager
Quarterly compliance monitoring of compliance
with all environmental licenses for the operation
activities at the Kathu PV facility, Northern Cape
REISA Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Konkoonsies II PV SEF
and associated infrastructure, Northern Cape
BioTherm Energy Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Aggeneys PV SEF
and associated infrastructure, Northern Cape
BioTherm Energy Project Manager
Compliance Advice and ESAP Reporting
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Aggeneys Solar Farm, Northern Cape BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Airies II PV Facility SW of Kenhardt, Northern Cape BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Kalahari SEF Phase II in Kathu, Northern Cape Engie Environmental Advisor
Kathu PV Facility, Northern Cape Building Energy Environmental Advisor
Kenhardt PV Facility, Northern Cape BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Kleinbegin PV SEF West of Groblershoop, Northern
Cape
MedEnergy Environmental Advisor
Konkoonises II SEF near Pofadder, Northern Cape BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Konkoonsies Solar Farm, Northern Cape BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Lephalale SEF, Limpopo Exxaro Environmental Advisor
Pixley ka Seme PV Park, South-East of De Aar,
Northern Cape
African Clean Energy
Developments (ACED)
Environmental Advisor
RustMo1 PV Plant near Buffelspoort, North West Momentous Energy Environmental Advisor
Scuitdrift 1 SEF & Scuitdrift 2 SEF, Limpopo Building Energy Environmental Advisor
Sirius PV Plants, Northern Cape Aurora Power Solutions Environmental Advisor
Upington Airport PV Power Project, Northern Cape Sublunary Trading Environmental Advisor
Upington SEF, Northern Cape Abengoa Solar Environmental Advisor
Ofir-ZX PV SEF near Keimoes, Northern Cape Networx S28 Energy Environmental Advisor
Due Diligence Reporting
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
5 PV SEF projects in Lephalale, Limpopo iNca Energy Environmental Advisor
Prieska PV Plant, Northern Cape SunEdison Energy India Environmental Advisor
Sirius Phase One PV Facility near Upington, Northern
Cape
Aurora Power Solutions Environmental Advisor
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: CONCENTRATED SOLAR FACILITIES (CSP)
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the construction of the !Khi CSP Facility,
Northern Cape
Abengoa Solar Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Ilanga CSP 1 Facility
near Upington, Northern Cape
Karoshoek Solar One Project Manager
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the construction of the folar Park, Northern
Cape
Kathu Solar Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the KaXu! CSP Facility,
Northern Cape
Abengoa Solar Project Manager
Internal audit of compliance with the conditions of
the IWUL issued to the Karoshoek Solar One CSP
Facility, Northern Cape
Karoshoek Solar One Project Manager
Compliance Advice and ESAP reporting
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Ilanga CSP Facility near Upington, Northern Cape Ilangethu Energy Environmental Advisor
Ilangalethu CSP 2, Northern Cape FG Emvelo Environmental Advisor
Kathu CSP Facility, Northern Cape GDF Suez Environmental Advisor
Lephalale SEF, Limpopo Cennergi Environmental Advisor
Solis I CSP Facility, Northern Cape Brightsource Environmental Advisor
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the construction of the West Coast One
WEF, Western Cape
Aurora Wind Power Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Gouda WEF,
Western Cape
Blue Falcon Project Manager
EO for the Dassiesklip Wind Energy Facility, Western
Cape
Group 5 Project Manager
Quarterly compliance monitoring of compliance
with all environmental licenses for the operation
activities at the Gouda Wind Energy facility near
Gouda, Western Cape
Blue Falcon Project Manager
Annual auditing of compliance with all
environmental licenses for the operation activities at
the West Coast One Wind Energy facility near
Vredenburg, Western Cape
Aurora Wind Power Project Manager
External environmental and social audit for the
Amakhala Wind Farm, Eastern Cape
Cennergi Project Manager
External environmental and social audit for the
Tsitsikamma Wind Farm, Eastern Cape
Cennergi Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Excelsior Wind Farm
and associated infrastructure, Northern Cape
BioTherm Energy Project Manager
External compliance audit of the Dassiesklip Wind
Energy Facility, Western Cape
BioTherm Energy Project Manager
Compliance Advice
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Amakhala Phase 1 WEF, Eastern Cape Cennergi Environmental Advisor
Dassiesfontein WEF within the Overberg area,
Western Cape
BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Excelsior Wind Farm, Western Cape BioTherm Energy Environmental Advisor
Great Karoo Wind Farm, Northern Cape African Clean Energy
Developments (ACED)
Environmental Advisor
Hopefield Community WEF, Western Cape African Clean Energy
Developments (ACED)
Environmental Advisor
Rheboksfontein WEF, Western Cape Moyeng Energy Environmental Advisor
Tiqua WEF, Western Cape Cennergi Environmental Advisor
Tsitsikamma WEF, Eastern Cape Cennergi Environmental Advisor
West Coast One WEF, Western Cape Moyeng Energy Environmental Advisor
Due Diligence Reporting
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Witteberg WEF, Western Cape EDPR Renewables Environmental Advisor
IPD Vredenburg WEF within the Saldanha Bay area,
Western Cape
IL&FS Energy Development
Company
Environmental Advisor
CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION PROJECTS (COAL)
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the Camden Power Station, Mpumalanga Eskom Holdings Project Manager
Compliance Advice
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Thabametsi IPP Coal-fired Power Station, near
Lephalale, Limpopo
Axia Environmental Advisor
GRID INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the construction of the Ferrum-Mookodi
Transmission Line, Northern Cape and North West
Trans-Africa Projects on behalf
of Eskom
Project Manager
EO for the construction of the Gamma-Kappa
Section A Transmission Line, Western Cape
Trans-Africa Projects on behalf
of Eskom
Project Manager
EO for the construction of the Gamma-Kappa
Section B Transmission Line, Western Cape
Trans-Africa Projects on behalf
of Eskom
Project Manager
EO for the construction of the Hydra IPP Integration
project, Northern Cape
Trans-Africa Projects on behalf
of Eskom
Project Manager
EO for the construction of the Kappa-Sterrekus
Section C Transmission Line, Western Cape
Trans-Africa Projects on behalf
of Eskom
Project Manager
EO for the construction of the Namaqualand
Strengthening project in Port Nolloth, Western Cape
Trans-Africa Projects on behalf
of Eskom
Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Neptune Substation
Soil Erosion Mitigation Project, Eastern Cape
Eskom Project Manager
ECO for the construction of the Ilanga-Gordonia
132kV power line, Northern Cape
Karoshoek Solar One Project Manager
MINING SECTOR PROJECTS
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO for the construction of the Duhva Mine Water
Recovery Project, Mpumalanga
Eskom Holdings SoC Limited Project Manager
External compliance audit of Palesa Coal Mine’s
Integrated Water Use License (IWUL), near
KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga
HCI Coal Project Manager
External compliance audit of Palesa Coal Mine’s
Waste Management License (WML) and EMP, near
KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga
HCI Coal Project Manager
External compliance audit of Mbali Coal Mine’s
Integrated Water Use License (IWUL), near Ogies,
Mpumalanga
HCI Coal Project Manager
Independent External Compliance Audit of Water
Use License (WUL) for the Tronox Namakwa Sands
(TNS) Mining Operations (Brand se Baai), Western
Cape
Tronox Namakwa Sands Project Manager
Independent External Compliance Audit of Water
Use License (WUL) for the Tronox Namakwa Sands
(TNS) Mineral Separation Plant (MSP), Western Cape
Tronox Namakwa Sands Project Manager
Independent External Compliance Audit of Water
Use License (WUL) for the Tronox Namakwa Sands
(TNS) Smelter Operations (Saldanha), Western Cape
Tronox Namakwa Sands Project Manager
Compliance Auditing of the Waste Management
Licence for the PetroSA Landfill Site at the GTL
Refinery, Western Cape
PetroSA Project Manager
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (BRIDGES, PIPELINES, ROADS, WATER RESOURCES, STORAGE, ETC)
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
ECO and bi-monthly auditing for the construction of
the Olifants River Water Resources Development
Project (ORWRDP) Phase 2A: De Hoop Dam, R555
realignment and housing infrastructure
Department of Water and
Sanitation
Project Manager
Auditor
ECO for the Rehabilitation of the Blaaupan & Storm
Water Channel, Gauteng
Airports Company of South
Africa (ACSA)
Project Manager
Due Diligence reporting for the Better Fuel Pyrolysis
Facility, Gauteng
Better Fuels Project Manager
ECO for the Construction of the Water Pipeline from
Kendal Power Station to Kendal Pump Station,
Mpumalanga
Transnet Project Manager
ECO for the Replacement of Low-Level Bridge,
Demolition and Removal of Artificial Pong, and
Reinforcement the Banks of the Crocodile River at
the Construction at Walter Sisulu National Botanical
Gardens, Gauteng Province
South African National
Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Project Manager
External Compliance Audit of the Air Emission
Licence (AEL) for a depot in Bloemfontein, Free
State Province and in Tzaneen, Mpumalanga
Province
PetroSA Project Manager
HOUSING AND URBAN PROJECTS
Compliance Advice and reporting
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Kampi ya Thude at the Olifants West Game Reserve,
Limpopo
Nick Elliot Environmental Advisor
External Compliance Audit of WUL for the
Johannesburg Country Club, Gauteng
Johannesburg Country Club Project Manager
Environmental Compliance, Auditing and ECO
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Due Diligence Audit for the Due Diligence Audit
Report, Gauteng
Delta BEC (on behalf of
Johannesburg Development
Agency (JDA))
Project Manager
1st Floor, Block 2, 5 Woodlands Drive Office Park
Woodlands Drive, Woodmead
Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 (11) 656 3237
CURRICULUM VITAE OF NICOLENE VENTER
Profession : Public Participation and Social Consultant
Specialisation: Public participation process; stakeholder engagement; facilitation (workshops, focus
group and public meetings; public open days; steering committees); monitoring and
evaluation of public participation and stakeholder engagement processes
Work Experience: 21 years’ experience as a Public Participation Practitioner and Stakeholder Consultant
VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Over the past 21 years Nicolene established herself as an experienced and well recognised public participation
practitioner, facilitator and strategic reviewer of public participation processes. She has experience in managing
public participation projects and awareness creation programmes. Her experience includes designing and
managing countrywide public participation and awareness creation projects, managing multi-project schedules,
budgets and achieving project goals. She has successfully undertaken several public participation processes for EIA,
BA and WULA projects. The EIA and BA process include linear projects such as the NMPP, Eskom Transmission and
Distribution power lines as well as site specific developments such as renewable energy projects i.e. solar, photo
voltaic and wind farms. She also successfully managed stakeholder engagement projects which were required to
be in line with the Equator Principles.
SKILLS BASE AND CORE COMPETENCIES
• Project Management
• Public Participation, Stakeholder Engagement and Awareness Creation
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
• Facilitation (workshops, focus group meetings, public meetings, public open days, working groups and
committees)
• Social Assessments (Stakeholder Analysis / Stakeholder Mapping)
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Participation and Stakeholder Engagement Processes
• Community Liaison
• IFC Performance Standards
• Equator Principles
• Minute taking, issues mapping, report writing and quality control
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Degrees:
• Higher Secretarial Certificate, Pretoria Technicon (1970)
Short Courses:
• Techniques for Effective Public Participation, International Association for Public Participation, IAP2 (2008)
• Foundations of Public Participation (Planning and Communication for Effective Public Participation, IAP2 (2009)
• Certificate in Public Relations, Public Relation Institute of South Africa, Damelin Management School (1989)
Professional Society Affiliations:
• Board Member of International Association for Public Participation (IAP2): Southern Africa
EMPLOYMENT
Date Company Roles and Responsibilities
November 2018 –
current
Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Public Participation and Social Consultant
Tasks include:
Tasks include: Drafting of a Public Participation
Plan with key deliverable dates and methodology
to be followed, Background Information
Document, Letters to Stakeholders and Interested
and/or Affected Parties (I&APs) inclusive of key
project deliverables and responses to questions /
concerns raised; Stakeholder identification;
facilitating stakeholder workshops, focus group
and public meetings; conduct one-on-one
consultation with Community Leaders, Tribal
Chiefs, affected landowners, etc.
Managing interaction between Stakeholders and
Team Members, liaising with National, Provincial
and Local Authorities, managing community
consultation and communications in project
affected areas, attend to the level of technical
information communicated to and consultation
with all level of stakeholders involved.
2016 – October 2018 Imaginative Africa (Pty) Ltd
(company owned by Nicolene
Venter)
Independent Consultant
Consulting to various Environmental Assessment
Practitioners for Public Participation and
Stakeholder Engagements:
Tasks include:
Tasks include: Drafting of a Public Participation
Plan with key deliverable dates and methodology
to be followed, Background Information
Document, Letters to Stakeholders and Interested
and/or Affected Parties (I&APs) inclusive of key
project deliverables and responses to questions /
concerns raised; Stakeholder identification;
facilitating stakeholder workshops, focus group
and public meetings; conduct one-on-one
consultation with Community Leaders, Tribal
Chiefs, affected landowners, etc.
Managing interaction between Stakeholders and
Team Members, liaising with National, Provincial
and Local Authorities, managing community
consultation and communications in project
affected areas, attend to the level of technical
information communicated to and consultation
with all level of stakeholders involved
Clients:
SiVEST Environmental, Savannah Environmental,
Baagi Environmental; Royal Haskoning DHV
(previously SSI)
2013 - 2016 Zitholele Consulting
Contact person: Dr Mathys Vosloo
Contact number: 011 207 2060
Senior Public Participation Practitioner and
Project Manager
Tasks included:
Project managed public participation process for
EIA/BA/WULA/EAL projects. Manages two Public
Participation Administrators. Public Participation
tasks as outlined as above and including financial
management of public participation processes.
2011 - 2013 Imaginative Africa (Pty) Ltd
(company owned by Nicolene
Venter)
Independent Consultant
Consulting to various Environmental Assessment
Practitioners for Public Participation and
Stakeholder Engagements
Tasks included:
Drafting of a Public Participation Plan with key
deliverable dates and methodology to be
followed, Background Information Document,
Letters to Stakeholders and Interested and/or
Affected Parties (I&APs) inclusive of key project
deliverables and responses to questions /
concerns raised; Stakeholder identification;
facilitating stakeholder workshops, focus group
and public meetings; conduct one-on-one
consultation with Community Leaders, Tribal
Chiefs, affected landowners, etc.
Managing interaction between Stakeholders and
Team Members, liaising with National, Provincial
and Local Authorities, managing community
consultation and communications in project
affected areas, attend to the level of technical
information communicated to and consultation
with all level of stakeholders involved
Clients:
Bohlweki Environmental, Bembani Sustainability
(Pty) Ltd; Naledzi Environmental
2007 – 2011 SiVEST SA (Pty) Ltd
Contact person: Andrea Gibb
Contact number: 011 798 0600
Unit Manager: Public Participation Practitioner
Tasks included:
Project managed public participation process for
EIA/BA projects. Manages two Junior Public
Participation Practitioners. Public Participation
tasks as outlined as above and including financial
management of public participation processes.
2005 – 2006 Imaginative Africa (Pty) Ltd
(company owned by Nicolene
Venter)
Independent Consultant
Public Participation and Stakeholder
Engagement Practitioner
Tasks included:
Drafting of a Public Participation Plan with key
deliverable dates and methodology to be
followed, Background Information Document,
Letters to Stakeholders and Interested and/or
Affected Parties (I&APs) inclusive of key project
deliverables and responses to questions /
concerns raised; Stakeholder identification;
facilitating stakeholder workshops, focus group
and public meetings; conduct one-on-one
consultation with Community Leaders, Tribal
Chiefs, affected landowners, etc.
Managing interaction between Stakeholders and
Team Members, liaising with National, Provincial
and Local Authorities, managing community
consultation and communications in project
affected areas, attend to the level of technical
information communicated to and consultation
with all level of stakeholders involved.
Clients:
Manyaka-Greyling-Meiring (previously Greyling
Liaison and currently Golder Associates)
1997 - 2004 Imaginative Africa (Pty) Ltd
(company owned by Nicolene
Venter)
Independent Consultant: Public Participation
Practitioner.
Tasks included:
Drafting of a Public Participation Plan with key
deliverable dates and methodology to be
followed, Background Information Document,
Letters to Stakeholders and Interested and/or
Affected Parties (I&APs) inclusive of key project
deliverables and responses to questions /
concerns raised; Stakeholder identification;
facilitating stakeholder workshops, focus group
and public meetings; conduct one-on-one
consultation with Community Leaders, affected
landowners, etc.
Managing interaction between Stakeholders and
Team Members, liaising with National, Provincial
Local Authorities, managing community
consultation and communications in project
affected areas, attend to the level of technical
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Lichtenburg PVs (3 PVs) & Power Lines (grid
connection), Lichtenburg, North West Province
Atlantic Energy Partners
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Project Manage the Public
Participation Process
Facilitate all meetings
Consultation with
Government Officials, Key
Stakeholders, Landowners &
Community Leaders
Allepad PVs 4 PVs) & Power Lines (grid
connection), Upington, Northern Cape Province
IL Energy
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Hyperion Solar PV Developments (4 PVs) and
Associated Infrastructures, Kathu, Northern Cape
Province
Building Energy
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Aggeneys Solar PV Developments (2 PVs) and
Associated Infrastructures, Aggeneys, Northern
Cape Province
Atlantic Energy Partners and
ABO Wind
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Tlisitseng PV, including Substations & Power Lines,
Lichtenburg, North West Province
BioTherm Energy
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation Sendawo PVs, including Substations & Power Lines,
Vryburg, North West Province
Helena Solar 1, 2 and 3 PVs, Copperton, Northern
Cape Province
Farm Spes Bona 23552 Solar PV Plants,
Bloemfontein, Free State Province
Surya Power
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
De Aar Solar Energy Facility, De Aar, Northern
Cape Province
South Africa Mainstream
Renewable Power
Developments
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation Droogfontein Solar Energy Facility, Kimberley,
Northern Cape Province
Kaalspruit Solar Energy Facility, Loeriesfontein,
Northern Cape Province
Platsjambok East PV, Prieska, Northern Cape
Province
Renosterburg PV, De Aar, Northern Cape Province Renosterberg Wind Energy
Company
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
information communicated to and consultation
with all level of stakeholders involved.
Clients:
Greyling Liaison (currently Golder Associates);
Bembani Sustainability (Pty) Ltd; Lidwala
Environmental; Naledzi Environmental
19MW Solar Power Plant on Farm 198 (Slypklip),
Danielskuil, Northern Cape Province
Solar Reserve South Africa
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Basic Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes – Located within the Renewable Energy Development
Zones (REDZ)
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Moeding Solar PV Solar Energy Facility, Vryburg,
North West Province
Kabi Solar
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Project Manage the Public
Participation Process
Facilitate all meetings
Consultation with
Government Officials, Key
Stakeholders, Landowners &
Community Leaders
Sirius Solar PV Solar Energy Facility, Upington,
Northern Cape Province
SOLA Future Energy
EAP: Savannah Environmental
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Aletta Wind Farm, Copperton, Northern Cape
Province
BioTherm Energy
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation
Eureka Wind Farm, Copperton, Northern Cape
Province
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm, Loeriesfontein, Northern
Cape Province
South Africa Mainstream
Renewable Power
Developments
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation
Droogfontein Wind Farm, Loeriesfontein, Northern
Cape Province
Four Leeuwberg Wind Farms, Loeriesfontein,
Northern Cape Province
Noupoort Wind Farm, Noupoort, Northern Cape
Province
Mierdam PV & Wind Farm, Prieska, Northern Cape
Province
Platsjambok West Wind Farm & PV, Prieska,
Northern Cape Province
Basic Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes – Located within the Renewable Energy Development
Zones (REDZ)
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Nama Wind Energy Facility, Northern Cape
Province
Genesis ECO
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Project Manage the Public
Participation Process
Facilitate all meetings
Consultation with
Government Officials, Key
Stakeholders, Landowners
& Community Leaders
Zonnequa Wind Energy Facility, Northern Cape
Province
Environmental Authorisation Amendments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Beaufort West 280MW Wind Farm into two 140MW
Trakas and Beaufort West Wind Farms, Western
Cape
South Africa Mainstream
Renewable Power
Developments
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION PROJECTS: CONCENTRATED SOLAR FACILITIES (CSP)
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Upington Concentrating Solar Plant and
associated Infrastructures, Northern Cape
Provionce
Eskom Holdings
EAP: Bohlweki Environmental
Public Participation
GRID INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Pluto-Mahikeng Main Transmission Substation and
400kV Power Line (Carletonville to Mahikeng),
Gauteng and North West Provinces
Eskom Holdings
EAP: Baagi Environmental
Thyspunt Transmission Lines Integration Project,
Eastern Cape Province
Eskom Holdings
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Westrand Strengthening Project, Gauteng Province
Public Participation, Mookodi Integration Project, North-West Province
Transnet Coallink, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal
Provinces
Delarey-Kopela-Phahameng Distribution power line
and newly proposed Substations, North-West
Province
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation Invubu-Theta 400kV Eskom Transmission Power Line,
KwaZulu-Natal Province
Eskom Holding
EAP: Bembani Environmental
Facilitation
Project Name & Location Client Name Meeting Type
Bloemfontein Strengthening Project, Free State
Province
Eskom Holdings
EAP: Baagi Environmental
Public Meetings
Mooidraai-Smitkloof 132kV Power Line and
Substation, Northern Cape Province
Eskom Holdings
EAP: SSI
Focus Group Meetings
Aggeneis-Oranjemond 400kV Eskom Transmission
Power Line, Northern Cape Province
Eskom Holdings
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Focus Group Meetings &
Public Meetings
Ariadne-Eros 400kV/132kV Multi-Circuit Transmission
Power Line (Public Meetings)
Eskom Holdings
EAP: ACER Africa
Public Meetings
Majuba-Venus 765kV Transmission Power Lines,
Mpumlanaga Province
Public Meetings
Basic Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Melkhout-Kudu-Grassridge 132kV Power Line
Project (project not submitted to DEA), Eastern
Cape Province
Eskom Holdings
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Tweespruit-Welroux-Driedorp-Wepener 132Kv
Power Line, Free State Province
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Kuruman 132Kv Power Line Upgrade, Northern
Cape Province
Eskom Holdings
EAP: Zitholele
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Vaalbank 132Kv Power Line, Free State Province Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Pongola-Candover-Golela 132kV Power Line
(Impact Phase), KwaZulu-Natal Province
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Ndumo-Geziza 132kV Power Line, KwaZulu-Natal
Province
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Screening Studies
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Potential Power Line Alternatives from Humansdorp
to Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province
Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality
EAP: SiVEST
Social Assessment
CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION PROJECTS (COAL, GAS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE)
Stakeholder Engagement
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Determination, Review and Implementation of the
Reserve in the Olifants/Letaba System
Department of Water and
Sanitation
Golder Associates
Secretarial Services
Orange River Bulk Water Supply System
Levuvu-Letaba Resources Quality Objectives
Facilitation
Project Name & Location Client Name Meeting Type
Thabametsi IPP Power Station, Limpopo Province Thabametsi Power Company
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Focus Group Meeting &
Public Meeting
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Richards Bay Combined Cycle Power Plant,
Richards Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province (Impact
Phase)
Eskom Holdings
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Public Participation
Medupi Flue Gas Desulphurisation Project (up to
completion of Scoping Phase), Limpopo Province
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
EAP: Zitholele Consulting
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation Kendal 30-year Ash Disposal Facility, Mpumalanga
Province
Kusile 60-year Ash Disposal Facility, Mpumalanga
Province
Camden Power Station Ash Disposal Facility,
Mpumalanga Province
Tutuka Fabric Filter Retrofit and Dust Handling Plant
Projects, Mpumalanga Province
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
EAP: Lidwala Environmental
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Eskom’s Majuba and Tutuka Ash Dump Expansion,
Mpumalanga Province
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
Hendrina Ash Dam Expansion, Mpumalanga
Province
Public Participation,
Landowner and Community
Consultation
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (BRIDGES, PIPELINES, RAILWAY LINES, ROADS, WATER RESOURCES, STORAGE
FACILITIES, ETC)
Facilitation
Project Name & Location Client Name Meeting Type
Determination, Review and Implementation of the
Reserve in the Olifants/Letaba System
Department of Water and
Sanitation
Golder Associates
Secretarial Services
Orange River Bulk Water Supply System Department of Water and
Sanitation
Golder Associates
Secretarial Services
Levuvu-Letaba Resources Quality Objectives Department of Water and
Sanitation
Golder Associates
Secretarial Services
SmancorCR Chemical Plant (Public Meeting),
Gauteng Province
Samancor Chrome (Pty) Ltd
EAP: Environment al Science
Associates
Public Meeting
SANRAL N4 Toll Highway Project (2nd Phase),
Gauteng & North West Provinces
Department of Transport
EAP:
Public Meetings
Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Programmes
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Transnet’s New Multi-Products Pipeline traversing
Kwa-Zulu Natal, Free State and Gauteng Provinces
Transnet
EAP: Bohlweki Environmental
Public Participation
Basic Assessments
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Realignment of the Bulshoek Dam Weir near Klawer
and the Doring River Weir near Clanwilliam,
Western Cape Province
Dept of Water and Sanitation
EAP: Zitholele
Public Participation
MINING SECTOR
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Programme
Project Name & Location Client Name Role
Zero Waste Recovery Plant at highveld Steel,
Mpumalanga Province
Anglo African Metals
EAP: Savannah Environmental
Public Participation
Koffiefontein Slimes Dam, Free State Province Petra Diamond Mines
EAP: Zitholele
Public Participation
Baobab Project: Ethenol Plant, Chimbanje, Middle
Sabie, Zimbabwe
Applicant: Green Fuel
EAP: SiVEST
Public Participation &
Community Consultation
BHP Billiton Energy Coal SA’s Middelburg Water
Treatment Plant, Mpumalanga
BHP Billiton Group
EAP: Jones & Wagener
Public Participation